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28TH CONCERT SEASON 2023-2024

SEPT 10, 2023, SUN, 5PM Rudder Theatre *

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THE 2023-2024

Concert Season

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The Chorale’s 55th Season follows the progression of the folksong from the homeland to the new land while also encapsulating the human experience and journey through song.

7pm Oct 21

Songs from the Homeland highl highlights a variety of folk songs familiar to people of all ages. It begins with Joseph Martin’s, The Awakening, and its powerful text, I dreamed a dream, a silent dream of a land not far away. This sets the stage for a musical review of familiar folk songs from the homeland that, musically, bring us to our new home, setting the stage for our March concert, Songs of the Traveler.

5pm Dec 9

What Sweeter Music Can We Bring is designed to get you and your family in the Christmas spirit! The first half brings some of your favorite traditional and non-traditional Christmas pieces. The second half will feature a guest narrator reading one of your favorite Christmas stories, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, with traditional sing-along Christmas carols sprinkled throughout.

Be sure to stick around for the end of the concert with your young ones because we may have a guest visitor all the way from the North Pole!

7pm Feb 24

Songs of the Traveler is a continuation of our first concert and focuses more on the folk songs of America through the lens of Randall Thompson and Aaron Copland. The theme of journey and travel is continued but now through the vantage point of one who has arrived in America. A guest artist will perform the Ralph Vaughan Williams setting of Songs of the Traveler.

5pm Apr 28

The Road Home focuses on the conclusion of one’s journey from the viewpoint of arriving at their new-found home all the way from the homeland, but also the end of one’s journey here on earth. This concept is epitomized through Schubert’s Mass in G and Faure’s Requiem. And we end the season with the beautiful setting of Stephen Paulus’s, The Road Home, the perfect piece to highlight the duality of two different journeys coming to a close.

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This program made possible in part through h Hotell Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through the Arts Council of Brazos Valley. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Texas Commission for the Arts, the Eugene Edge Charitable Trust, and the Plass Arts Foundation. To nd out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

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MUSIC

Director 27 YEARS

Marcelo Bussiki is the music director/conductor of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra.

He is also the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at Blinn College. He has had a passion for music since his early years.

Born in Cuiaba, capital of Mato Grosso State in Brazil, Bussiki left home at age 14 to study at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro.

He continued his conducting studies under Maestro Roberto Duarte at Rio de Janeiro Federal Marcelo Bussiki, Music Director University. Upon graduation, he Sue & J.C. Lee Music Director Chair was named music director of the orchestra of the Federal University of Mato Grosso, a position he held for six years. Bussiki was awarded knighthood in the Ordem de Merito de Mato Grosso in recognition of his pioneering work in cultural expansion and musical education. He received the title of Oficial, the highest honor that the executive power can confer upon an artist in Brazil.

Bussiki came to the United States in 1992 under a scholarship from the Brazilian government and studied at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. From 1994-1996, he directed that university’s New Music Ensemble, developing an extensive repertoire of modern and contemporary music. He received a doctorate of musical arts in conducting from the University of Houston in 1998.

During his tenure with the Brazos Valley Symphony, Bussiki has been in demand as a guest conductor in Texas and out of state. In September, 2002, he returned to his native Brazil under sponsorship from the Brazilian National Bank in Rio de Janeiro to conduct 15 performances of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Viva la Mama, as well as other symphony concerts in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. In October 2001, he conducted a premiere performance of the Organ Concerto by vanguard U. S. composer Lou Harrison, featuring organist John Walker and the Carnegie-Mellon Percussion Ensemble, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bussiki conducts several concerts a year at the International Festival Institute at Round Top, Texas. He was conductor for the International Guitar Festival in 2005, 2006, and again in 2016. In 2014, Bussiki was awarded the “Artist of the Year” honor by The Arts Council.

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PROUDLY SUPPORTS THE BRAZOS VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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CONCERT

Program Concert Sponsor: The Plass Arts Foundation

Pictures at an Exhibition Sunday, February 18, 2024 • 5:00pm Rudder Auditorium Marcelo Bussiki, conductor Sue & J.C. Lee Music Director Chair

Claire de lune

Debussy

(Orchestration: André Caplet)

Le tombeau de Couperin

Ravel

I. Prélude II. Forlane III. Menuet IV. Rigaudon

Bachianas brasileiras No.2, A247 (O trenzinho do Caipira)

Villa-Lobos

I. Prelúdio: O canto do capadocio (The Song of the Countryman) II. Ária: O canto da nossa terra (The Song of our Country) III. Dança: Lembrança do sertão (Memory of the Desert) IV. Toccata: O trenzinho do caipira (The Little Train of the Caipira)

• INTERMISSION •

Pictures at an Exhibition (Orchestration: Maurice Ravel)

Mussorgsky

Promenade I I. Gnomus Promenade II II. The Old Castle Promenade III III. Tuileries IV. Bydło Promenade IV V. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle VII. Limoges VIII. Catacombs Cum mortuis in lingua mortua IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs X. The Great Gate of Kiev This program made possible through the support of the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts

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MUSIC OF THE

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Commemorating the majestic musical masterpieces of

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Saturday, April 27, 2024 Rudder Auditorium | 7 pm This concert was generously sponsored by: Dreamers Land & Minerals, Inc. OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCES | 13

THANK

You

Larry Campbell, Thank You for 40 Years

After 40 years with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, this will be Larry’s final performance with us. Join us in celebrating the remarkable journey and musical legacy of our retiring musician as we reflect on cherished memories and heartfelt sentiments shared by members of our orchestra– I want to express my heartfelt congratulations on Larry’s retirement from the Brazos Valley Symphony. After 40 remarkable years of dedication and artistry, Larry has left an enduring legacy not only in our Symphony but also in the national music scene by training and nurturing two generations of young musicians to the national and international stages. My friend, may the future bring you well-deserved rest, fulfillment, and the joy of knowing that your contributions have made this a better place. With gratitude. - Marcelo Bussiki For 40 years, Larry Campbell has been the foundation of the orchestra.

Normally, the tuba performs unassumingly in the background; however, this is not always the case. My fondest memories of Larry are him performing solos in Tubby the Tuba. - Mark Holtzapple I think of the orchestra like a house. It needs a strong foundation with which to be built. Larry in playing tuba provided that foundation with his unbelievable playing over the past 4 decades. Makes it easy for someone like me on timpani to add to that foundation. - Todd Quinlan Larry Campbell’s positive persistence for excellence laid the foundation for our orchestra to grow upon! We are not who we are today without his musical foundation and guidance! His resonant and warm personality is an exact replica of the sound he portrays to the audience and from which we have all found comfort and security in! Thank you, Mr. Campbell, for your support, encouragement, and drive for perfection in everything you do! You will be greatly missed! - Mary McNeel I would like to thank Larry for all he has done for this orchestra, but more so for what he has done for me and several of this orchestra’s members. Larry was kind enough to take a chance hiring me as a VERY green band director and percussionist. He recommended I take the audition for the BVSO and I am so grateful that he helped open this and several other doors for me. It has been a pleasure to work with Larry not only for several years at Blinn, but as a fellow musician for the past 16 years in this wonderful orchestra. His love for music, teaching, and this group is palpable, and he will be missed! - Sarah Burke Larry Campbell became part of my life before I ever met him in person! We went to the same University (a few years apart) and my band director was always talking about how special he was! When I finally met Larry back in 1985, I was convinced that my band director was correct! Larry Campbell is one the most solid, upstanding men I’ve ever met. As a musician, he ranks up there with the best. As a human being, there’s no finer!

Larry, thank you for your dedication to this orchestra for the last 40 years!

You’ve made a difference in so many lives, including mine! - Penny Zent 14 | YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

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You

Larry Campbell, graduated from the University of Houston in 1967 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master’s degree in Tuba Performance.

He studied under W.H. (Bill) Rose of the Houston Symphony and other UH faculty members. A distinguished figure in music education and performance, Larry, devoted 42 years to Blinn College, serving as Director of Bands and Fine Arts Chair. As a founding member of the Texas Community College All-State Band, Larry played a key role in establishing it’s association with TMEA, thus enhancing Blinn’s music program statewide.

In addition to serving as principal tubist with the BVSO, Larry has performed as a tubist with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra and as a substitute tubist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet.

Larry comes from a musical family; his wife Karen, a clarinetist, has been his partner for 59 years. Their sons, Russell (trumpet), a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jeff (trombone), a freelance musician in Houston, and Steven (tuba), a member of the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, have all achieved recognition as TMEA AllState Band/Orchestra members. Larry and Karen also have five grandchildren, Jasper, Aelish, Rowen, Violet, and Leo. As Larry bids farewell to the stage, his legacy of musical excellence endures.

“I really appreciate playing in the BVSO and hearing many talented members as I count numerous rests as a tubist. Especially longtime members such as Javier Chaparro (concertmaster), Penny Zent (flute), Jill Stewart (clarinet), Eric Miller (bassoon), Jane McCormick (cello), Mary McNeel (horn), Sarah Burke and Todd Quinlan (percussion), and particularly Marcelo Bussiki for his leadership and patience.” - Larry Campbell

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GRATEFUL

Acknowledgements

THE BRAZOS VALLEY SYMPHONY SOCIETY GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES GRANT, TRUST, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM:

The Clearfield Family Eugene Edge, III Charitable Trust The Ham Family Trust Gilbert & Thyra Plass Charitable Trust Plass Arts Foundation Union Pacific Rea Charitable Trust Nina Astin Winkler Charitable Trust

This program made possible in part through Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through The Arts Council. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

IN-KIND SUPPORT AND SERVICES FROM:

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PROGRAM

Notes

The pieces in tonight’s program have several things in common: Firstly, they have connection with other arts, whether by depiction, inspiration, or association; secondly, they are suites, or, in the case of Clair de Lune, a movement of a suite; and finally, they are all orchestrations of pieces written originally for piano (or cello and piano, as in the work by Villa Lobos). It is worthwhile to hear both the original versions as well as the orchestral arrangements.

Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) Claude Debussy; arranged by André Caplet

Achille-Claude Debussy was born in SaintGermain en Laye, France (near Paris) on August 22, 1862, and he died in Paris, March 25, 1918. He began writing his Suite bergamasque for piano in 1890 but did not publish it until 1905. “Clair de lune” (“Moonlight”) is the third piece form this suite.

Debussy’s friend and fellow composer, André Caplet (1878-1925), orchestrated the suite in 1911.

A short poem by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), entitled “Clair de lune,” inspired one of Claude Debussy’s best known compositions. The delicate, shimmery harmonies and the seemingly irregular flow of the music capture the poem’s description of fleeting moments of happiness falling, like moonlight, upon a melancholy soul.

Le tombeau de Couperin Maurice Ravel

I. Prélude II. Forlane III. Menuet IV. Rigaudon

Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure (near Biarritz), France on March 5, 1875, and he died in Paris on December 28, 1937. Ravel composed Le Tombeau de Couperin in six movements for solo piano between 1914 and 1917, and he even designed the cover art of the first printed edition. In 1919 he scored four of the six movements for orchestra. Rhené-Baton conducted the Pasdeloup Orchestra in the premiere of the orchestral version in February 1920.

Although the title of this work suggests a memorial to the great French composer, François Couperin (1668-1733), Ravel intended it more as a tribute to the Baroque era in which Couperin lived. He accomplished this with dance forms fashioned into ta Baroque-like suite, and with 18 | YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

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melodic ornaments resembling those used in harpsichord music. The music, however, is definitely of the twentieth century; the harmonies are somewhat dissonant, yet the overall mood is light.

Bachianas brasileiras No.2, A247 Heitor Villa-Lobos

I. Prelúdio: O canto do capadocio II. Ária: O canto da nossa terra III. Dança: Lembrança do sertão IV. Toccata: O trenzinho do caipira

Heitor Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 5, 1887, and he died there on November 17, 1959. He originally composed the movements of the Bachiana Brasileira No. 2 around 1930 as separate pieces for cello and piano (he was, himself, a cellist), later arranging the movements as a suite for chamber orchestra.

The melodies and rhythms of Brazil permeate the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos, that country’s most famous composer.

Largely self-taught in music, Villa-Lobos spent part of his youth exploring the native music of Brazil and supporting himself and his family by playing in cafes and theatres.

After having his music performed at the São Paulo Modern Art Week, he later traveled to Paris, where he met many modern artists and composers, including Ravel Between 1930 and 1945 he composed nine suites entitled Bachianas Brasileiras (“Brazilian Bach-like pieces”), in which he sought to combine Brazilian themes with Bach-like counterpoint.

Elements of jazz and Brazilian popular music add spice to this work. “Capadócio” can refer to an idler; the frequent slides in the brass in the first movement suggest this meaning. In the fourth movement, the composer creates a humorous image of an old steam-powered train wheezing and chugging its way through the countryside, carrying farm laborers to work.

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Pictures at an Exhibition

Modest Mussorgsky; arranged by Maurice Ravel Modest Mussorgsky was born in Karevo, Russia, on March 21, 1839, and he died in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 28, 1881.

He composed his suite, Pictures at an Exhibition, in 1874 for piano solo. Maurice Ravel orchestrated the suite in 1922 under a commission by Serge Koussevitsky.

In 1873, Mussorgsky lost a close friend, Viktor Hartmann, a Russian architect and artist, to an aneurism at only 39 years of age. They had met through the Director of Fine Arts at the Imperial Library, Vladimir Stasov; the three men held in common an ideal of a new Russian national art based on folk and medieval traditions. Shortly after Hartmann’s death, Stasov prepared an exhibition of Hartmann’s watercolors and drawings. While visiting this exhibition, Mussorgsky was inspired to commemorate his friend with musical impressions of ten of Hartmann’s works, tied together with an intermittent Promenade.

Unfortunately, only six of the ten art works are still extant. Ravel, himself a fine pianist, thought that Mussorgsky’s writing for the piano suggested an orchestral treatment.

Promenade:

“Walking music” in a sober Russian Style.

I. Gnomus:

A gnome in the form of a nutcracker like the one in Tchaikovsky’s ballet, the nuts being broken by it’s teeth.

Promenade II. The Old Castle

A troubadour by an old castle, serenading his lady in vain. Ravel used a saxophone for the plaintive melody.

Promenade III. Tuileries:

Children run all over the Tuileries gardens in Paris.

IV. Bydło

A heavy wooden oxcart lumbers down a country road. It’s folksong-like melody is played on tuba or other low brass instruments. “Bydło” is Polish for “cattle.”

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Promenade V. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells:

Hartmann had been designing costumes for a ballet, so his sketch depicted children in costume. Ravel scored the movement for high winds, harp, and puncuated by high strings.

VI. Samuel Goldenber and Schmuÿle:

An overbearing rich man in a fur cap (strings in unison) versus a cajoling beggar (solo trumpet)

VII. Limoges:

Women gossip at the central marketplace

VIII. Catacombs Cum mortuis in lingua mortua

“With the dead in a dead language.”

Slow, somber chords accompany Hartmann as he visits the Roman catacombs in Paris. Mussorgsky wrote that Hartmann led him to the skull and that the skulls began to glow.

IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs:

Baby Yaga, the small but frightening witch of Russian folklore, lived in a hut standing on the legs of chickens, enabling it to turn at will. Hartmann’s picture depicted an antique clock in the shape of this hut. The ascending fourths in the bass are especially spooky.

X. The Great Gate of Kiev:

An architectural design for a proposed gate in the shape of a Slavonic helmet.

The triumphant nationalistic theme is related to the Promenade.

Notes by Felicia Piscitelli

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Notes by Felicia Piscitelli

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BRAZOS VALLEY

Symphony Orchestra

Marcelo Bussiki, Music Director Sue & J.C. Lee Music Director Chair

Violin I

Javier Chaparro, Concertmaster Creighton Miller Concertmaster Chair Erika Elder Naomi Frausto Letty Fuentes Edward Ji Jarred Kennedy Eric Rosenquest Chris Tran Chris Walters Yuan Wu

Violin II

Adam Mikeal, Principal Laura Callon Tracy Gilber Jonathan Griffin Eddy Marcano Sarah Mukadassi Lucina Reyes James Robertson

Viola

Luis Perez, Principal Paul Duston Sam Lee Omeed Manshouri Gregory Mata Neal Springer

Cello

Jane McCormick, Principal Tom Lawshae Prudence McDaniel Andrew Nguyen Miriam Salinas Jackie Wogick 28 | YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

Bass

Gaven Krase, Principal Sabrina Behrens Ray Fisher Christian Harvey Andy Moritz

Flute

Penny Zent, Principal The Hermann Family Flute Chair Nami Kimura

Piccolo

Jessica Borski Owens Nami Kimura

Oboe

Rebecca Fairweather-Haskins, Principal Amy Burgus Serena Finnegan

English Horn Amy Burgus

Clarinet

Jill Stewart, Principal Mark Arritola Anna Carney

Bassoon

Kat McKenzie, Principal Chris Gonzalez

Contra Bassoon

Shawn Karson, Principal

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Horn

Mary McNeel, Principal Craig Hubbard Rose MacKenzie Monica Martinez Kristin Shularick

Trumpet

Phil Scoles, Principal Wesley Miller Phil Holland

Trombone

Brian Logan, Principal Steven Vogel

Bass Trombone

Michael Johnson, Principal

Euphonium Michael Johnson

Tuba

Timpani

Todd Quinlan, Principal

Percussion

Sarah Burke, Principal Gary Martin Percussion Chair Chris Goodwin Grant Gould Patrick Slevin Charles Stott

Harp

Ayren Huslig

Saxophone Scott Plugge

Celesta

Catherine Schaefer

Piano

Catherine Schaefer

Larry Campbell

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Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors!

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Board 2023-2024 BVSS Board of Directors

Ryan Becker, Secretary John Bohnsack, Past President Karen Bonarrigo Blanche Brick Marcelo Bussiki, Music Director

Sue & J.C. Lee Music Director Chair

Pierce Cantrell Sandra Castanon, Executive Director Benton Cocanougher, 1st Vice President Mike Connor Joe Cook,

Communications Director

Blaine Decker, President Elect

Sandy Farris, FASO President Jonathan Griffin, Orchestra Representative Don Hellriegel, Treasurer Chuck Herman Sue Lee, 2nd Vice President Cathy Loving, President Adam Mikeal, Orchestra Representative Elizabeth Natsios Kathy Payne Matt Prochaska Scott Shafer Gaines West Penny Zent, Orchestra Chair

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We invite you to become a member of FASO this year to help increase educational opportunities and appreciation for classical music in the Brazos Valley. Membership applications may be found on the symphony website: bvso.org/faso/

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In late 2015, the Brazos Valley Symphony Society’s Board of Directors created an Endowment Committee and tasked them with the {seemingly} outrageous goal of raising one million dollars!

Once that goal was met in an astonishingly short period of time the Board charged our Endowment Committee to take our permanent endowment funding level to THREE million dollars!

Well guess what? We are closing in on that goal too!

Our Endowment Committee has announced we have just cleared the two-million-dollar mark and the end is in sight!

These last eight years, since our 2015 Board caught the vision for a permanent endowment fund, have seen unexpected changes we could have never imagined, but the music played on, and we never stopped believing in the treasure that is the BVSO! Preserving that treasure is OUR gift to future generations – and today we are literally on the precipice of reaching that goal.

Join us in our FINAL push forward to the finish line! There are many ways that you can support BVSO’s Endowment campaign. Please contact the BVSO office today to find out which one works best for you!

Gaines West Co-Chair BVSO Endowment Committee

Cindy Craigen Co-Chair BVSO Endowment Committee

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Brazos Valley Symphony Society Permanent Endowment A strong endowment ensures that there is an enduring source of funding for immediate and future needs of this Brazos Valley treasure—the BVSO. Endowments grow over time to create a legacy of education, culture, and artistic development as they extend the impact of the donor’s generosity beyond a lifetime.

The investment income from the BVSO Permanent Endowment will provide a foundation for great symphonic music to continue in the Brazos Valley for the next generation and beyond.

ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITMENT LEVELS FOUNDERS

$100,000+

Diamond $50,000 - $99,999 Platinum $25,000 - $49,999 Gold $10,000 - $24,999 Silver $5,000 - $9,999 Bronze $1,000 - $4,999 Friend up to $999 OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCES | 39

Endowment Fund Contributors pledged or received as of February 1, 2024

Founders ($100,000+) Ruth Clearfield Memorial Fund Larry & Mary Koeninger

Sue & J.C. Lee Music Director Chair Bert & Mary Loudon Gary & Lynn Martin

Creighton Miller Concertmaster Chair Creighton & Jeannie Miller

Bookman & Florence Peters Rose P. VanArsdel

Diamond ($50,000 - $99,999) Anonymous

Gary Martin Percussion Chair Carolyn McDaniel

Ward & Diane Wells

Platinum ($25,000 - $49,999)

In Memory of Evelyn & Fred Anderholm Tracy & Tamara Carter Penelope Kosztolnyik & Joe Ham The Hermann Family Flute Chair Stephanie Sale & Jim Singleton Susan & Gaines West Linda & Dick Witherite 40 | YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

Gold ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous

Nancy E. & Mark Browning Maestro Marcelo Bussiki Carol & Pierce Cantrell Chrissie & Jay Granberry Lorraine & Chuck Hermann The Coulter & Lily Rush Hoppess Foundation, Inc. Jan & Bill Johnson Anonymous Cathy & Jerry Loving Joann Monroe John & Carol Nichols Joyce Nies & Peter Witt Valerie & David Woodcock Rodney & Penny Zent

Silver ($5,000 - $9,999) Don & Pat Allen Rice David & Joanne Claridge Bonnie & Otway Denny Linda & Paul Parrish Ellen & Penrod Thornton Elizabeth & Bill Ward

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BRONZE ($1,000 - $4,999) Steven & Lisa Aldrich Bob & Dorothy Anderson

Randi & Averyt Knapp

Celebrating Virginia & Russell Mays

Karen Kubena

Althea Bair-Sutherland

Sue Lee

Briaud Financial Advisors Jo Berg Robert & Blanche Brick Taylor & Cindy Craigen Cydney Collier Donnell

Claire & John Lillie Marti Marberry & Thomas Roraff

John & Leslie Miller Andrew & Elizabeth Natsios

John & Naomi Fackler Warren & Mary Finch Jan Folse Jennifer Fredericks Stephen A. Fulling Phil & Zo Granberry Gary & Judy Hart Gary & Judy Hart

In Memory of Jeannie Miller

Edward E. & Ruth Anne Hazen Alice & Clifford Hoelscher Michael J. King & Robin L. Altholz

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Carol Parzen Joyce Perkins

in Memory of Richard C. Perkins

Rhonda Raphael Sheran Riley Dave & Lou Ellen Ruesink Becky & B. Don Russell Carol & Mark Sadoski Thomas Sadoski & Amanda Seyfried

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SYMPHONY SOCIETY

Contributors

The Brazos Valley Symphony Society is most grateful to the individuals who, by their monetary commitment or through other unique forms of support, make possible the continued growth of the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra’s many outstanding artists, programs and services. Listed below are those individuals that have made gifts or pledges to the Symphony through the ANNUAL FUND DRIVE as of February 1, 2024 for the Orchestra’s 42nd season.

Premier Circle ($10,000+)

The Clearfield Family The Ham Family Trust Friends Association of the Symphony Orchestra Dreamers Land & Minerals, Inc Maestro’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Becky & B. Don Russell Concertmaster’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Gaines* & Susan West Benton Cocanougher* Jan & Bill Johnson Orchestra Circle ($1,000-$2,499)

Bob & Dorothy Anderson Laura De Asarta Pat & Sarah Ashburn Donnie & Laura Becker Anonymous* Pierce Cantrell* In Memory of Carol Cantrell Mike* & Sheila Connor Blaine* & Hannah Decker Philip & Kay Goodwin Don Hellriegel* Chuck Hermann* & Lorraine Eden Mark & Carol Holtzapple

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Sue Lee* Jerry & Cathy Loving* Janell McAnally Jennifer & Glen Miller Jo Monroe Andrew & Elizabeth Natsios* John & Carol Nichols Karen & Michael Pilant Joyce Perkins Southwest Agribusiness Consulting Inc. Dean & Dorothy Wichern Grant & Wendy Wolfe Rod & Penny Zent*

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Contributors

Michael J. King & Robin L. Altholz Paul Boatright David & Joanne Claridge Zou & Boyd Cherry Tom & Lynda Henry Jane Flaherty Jan Folse Claude & Joanna Gibson Albert & Mary Loudon

Sheran Riley Charles & Cindy Still Rand & Doris Watson Peter Witt & Joyce Nies Ann Wiatt David & Valerie Woodcock Ward & Diane Wells Dick & Linda Witherite The Estate of Arthur Wolfe

Fred & Cheryl Anderholm Fuller & Gloria Bazer Ryan* & Kari Becker Robert & Blanche Brick* Marcelo Bussiki* Ernest & Billie Elmendorf David Dellwo & Nancy Inglis Anat & Nehemia Geva Gary & Judy Hart

Rodger Koppa Randy & Kathy Payne* Dave & Lou Ellen Ruesink Mark & Carol Sadoski Roland Schweitzer & Susan Woodard Robert & Katherine Thomas Tom Vogel & Barbara Gastel Mia Zwolinski In Memory of Marge Zwolinski

Betty Aycock Mark & Nancy Browning Brett & Olga Cooke Jared Datzman Paul & Kathy de Figueiredo Kim Feldman Clifford & Alice Hoelscher Kimberlin Kane James Kracht Andreas Kronenberg Billy & Mary Jo Lay

John & Claire Lillie In Memory of Bookman Peters William & Laurine Marlow Larry and Joyce Piper Werner Rose Shirley Watts Thomas & Anne Wehrly Karan Wester George & Jan Woodward In Memory of Victor Treat

Robert LeJeune

Matthew* & Merrilee Prochaska

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